Arcimbele
place name. Rivendell
imladris
place name. Rivendell, (lit.) Deep Dale of the Cleft
Cognates
- Wes. Karningul “Rivendell” ✧ LotR/1134; PMI/Imladris; PM/044
Element in
- S. Aerlinn in Edhil o Imladris “*Holy Song of the Elves of Rivendell” ✧ RGEO/62
Elements
Word Gloss imlad “deep valley, narrow valley with steep sides, gap, gully, deep valley, narrow valley with steep sides, gap, gully, [N.] dell, glen” riss “cleft, cloven, separate; cleft” Variations
- Imlad-ris(t) ✧ RC/774
imladris(t)
place name. Rivendell
Changes
Imladrist→ Imladris ✧ PM/044- Imladrist → Imladris ✧ PMI/Imladris
Imlad-ril→ Imlad-rist ✧ TI/120- Imlad-rist → Imlad-ris ✧ TI/146
Cognates
- ᴹQ. Arkimbele “Rivendell”
- ᴹQ. Imbeláris “Rivendell” ✧ PE22/127
- ᴹQ. Latimberista “Rivendell” ✧ PE22/127
Elements
Word Gloss imlad “dell, deep vale, glen” rhis “ravine” Variations
- Imladris ✧ Ety/RIS²; PE22/127 (Imladris); TII/Imladris
- Imladrist ✧ PM/044 (
Imladrist); PMI/Imladris; TI/124; TI/128; TII/Imladris; WRI/Imladrist- Imlad-ril ✧ TI/120 (
Imlad-ril)- Imlad-rist ✧ TI/120; TI/146
- Imlad-ris ✧ TI/146
- Imladril ✧ TII/Imladris
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
imladris
Rivendell
Rivendell ("cloven-dell") is the Common Speech translation of the Sindarin name Imladris ("deep dale of the cleft"). An alternative (or complementary) etymology, gives Rivendell as the Englished version of the Westron name Karningul (itself a translation of Imladris).
The name Imladris is also glossed as "Canyon of the Cleft" and "flat-floared valley of the Cleft".
karningul
place name. Rivendell
Changes
Karbandul→ Carbandur ✧ PM/044Carbandur→ Karningul ✧ PM/068Karbandul→ Carbandur ✧ PM/068Carbandur→ Karningul ✧ PM/083Cognates
- S. Imladris “Rivendell, (lit.) Deep Dale of the Cleft” ✧ LotR/1134; PMI/Imladris; PM/044
Variations
- Carbandur ✧ PM/044; PM/068 (
Carbandur); PM/083 (Carbandur)- Karbandul ✧ PM/058 (
Karbandul); PM/068 (Karbandul)
Karningul
place name. Rivendell
arkimbele
place name. Rivendell
A Quenya name for Imladris(t) (Rivendell) appearing only in the locative form Arkimbelesse “at Rivendell” in linguistic notes from the 1940s (PE22/125). The etymology of the name is unclear, but it may be a combination of arka “narrow” and imbe “dell” as suggested to me by Lokyt in a Discord conversation from 2021-08-25.
Cognates
- N. Imladris(t) “Rivendell”
Element in
- ᴹQ. sinan Elessar Aran séra Arkimbelesse “at present King Elessar is at Rivendell” ✧ PE22/125
Elements
Word Gloss arka “narrow” imbe “dell, deep vale, ravine, glen” Variations
- Arkimbelesse ✧ PE22/125
imbeláris
place name. Rivendell
A Quenya name for Imladris(t) (Rivendell) given on a rejected page of linguistic notes from the 1940s (PE22/127), simply a Quenyarized form of the Noldorin name.
Cognates
- N. Imladris(t) “Rivendell” ✧ PE22/127
latimberista
place name. Rivendell
A Quenya name for Imladris(t) (Rivendell) given on a rejected paged of linguistic notes from the 1940s (PE22/127). The elements of this Quenya name are the same as its Noldorin cognate: Tolkien stated that is initial element is latimbe “glen” (√LAT + imbe), and its final element is clearly rista “cut”. On the same page, Tolkien stated that this name was not used in practice, and was replaced the Quenyarized form of the Noldorin name: Imbeláris.
Cognates
- N. Imladris(t) “Rivendell” ✧ PE22/127
Elements
Word Gloss latimbe “glen” rista “cut”
Rivendell
Rivendell
Rivendell ("cloven-dell") is the Common Speech translation of the Sindarin name Imladris ("deep dale of the cleft"). An alternative (or complementary) etymology, gives Rivendell as the Englished version of the Westron name Karningul (itself a translation of Imladris). The name Imladris is also glossed as "Canyon of the Cleft" and "flat-floared valley of the Cleft".
Sindarin name of Rivendell (LotR/657), a combination of imlad “deep valley” and riss “cleft” (PE17/87), so literally “Deep Dale of the Cleft” (RC/482).
Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Imlad-ril (rejected) >> Imladrist (TI/120), but was soon revised to Imladris (TI/146), a form that also appeared in The Etymologies with essentially the same derivation as given above (Ety/RIS²).